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Season on Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Birmingham Venom
(4-2)
at
Norfolk Wolves
(3-3)
Series Snapshot
Norfolk Wolves leads the season series 1-0.
Norfolk Wolves leads the all-time series 70-69.
Predicted Score
BIR
99
NOR
107
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 8/26 | Season | NOR at BIR | 104 - 93 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Venom | 44.55% | 12.45% | 37.46% | 12.14% | 0.88 | 107.06 |
| Norfolk Wolves | 46.51% | 11.69% | 34.19% | 16.67% | 0.93 | 109.20 |
Projected Matchups
| BIR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | NOR Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wimberly | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | Poor+ | PG | ---> | PG | Exc- | 8.2 | 3.5 | 8.2 | Desean Poppe |
| Cade Dotson | 16.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | Good | SG | <- | SG | Good- | 16.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | Nikhil Belt |
| Joseph Royster | 12.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Exc | SF | <--- | SF | Avg | 19.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Christopher Knobel |
| Daniel Brink | 4.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | Exc | PF | <- | PF | Good+ | 17.7 | 9.5 | 2.2 | Spencer Blanchette |
| Anthony Gordon | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.7 | Fair+ | C | ---> | C | Avg+ | 4.5 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Maxwell Rasmussen |
| Jordan Snyder | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | Exc | bPG | --> | bPG | Exc+ | 14.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Robert Pool |
| Blake Parnell | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | Avg- | bSG | -> | bSG | Avg- | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 | Brandon Antonucci |
| Christian Bankston | 5.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Avg- | bSF | <- | bSF | Fair+ | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | Dalton Flowers |
| Brandon Werner | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | Avg+ | bPF | ---> | bPF | Exc- | 15.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | Ambrose Graham |
| Salvador Sweeney | 8.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bC | -> | bC | Fair+ | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 | Austin Cunningham |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.